Spring structure



Aug. 11, 1925.

M. RIMLAND SPRING STRUCTURE Filed April 9, 1925 I Patented Aug.,l1,-1925. J I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

MORRIS nmnnnn, on NEW Yonmn. 'y. e I i srnme srnucrunn. Application fild Apl'il 9, 1925. Serial No. 21,863.

To all whom it may concern: erally by the numeral 5, containing a plu- Be it known that I, Momus RIMLAND, a ra'lity of coiled springs "6, said springs being citizen of the Republic of Poland, residing inclosed in: individual cells 7, defined by at New York, in the county of Bronx and longitudinal and transverse partitions, 16,

I 6 State of New York, have invented certain 22, 17 and 26. By this cellular construcnew and useful Improvements in Spring tion, -I believe a spring cushion is devel-. Structures, of which the following is a. full, oped far superior to prior devices, in that clear, and exact specification. the springs are'held in properspaced rela- 6 Thls invention relates to improvements in tion by said partitions, thereby preventing spring structures adapted for use in connec-. overlapping and rubbing thereof when detion with cushion seats, for chairs, vehicles, pressed. or the like. I My sprin structure will be better under- The primary object of the inventionisthe stood by a etailed description of the manprovision of an improved structure wherein nor in which it is made. 15 the springsupporting means may be prac Each casing is preferably of cloth fabrlc, tically stitched and assembled in its entirety such as burlap, duck, canvas or the like, and before the final insertion of the spring memis cut'in the form' of the blank shown in rs. Fig. 4, the dimensions thereof depending of Another important object is to provide course upon the number'of springs tobe 20 means whereby each spring member is inused and the particular dimensions of the closed in an individual cell of fabric m'aspringst-hemselves. terial for the purpose of preventing over- The numeral 8 denotes the base of my lapping and clashing of said springs due structure and is bounded by the dotted llnes 3 to displacement from their vertical posi- 8, Fig. 4, while the flaps 9,10,11 and 12 are tions.

the ends or side walls. The sections marked Still further objects reside in the novel 13 and 14,015 said flaps 11 and. 12, comprise and improved features of construction, ara portion of the top of said casing, as Wlll rangerhent and combination of parts hereinbe hereinafterpointed out. p i after fully described and succinctly defined, A row of springs having been placed on the preferred embodiment of the invention the base 8, as indicated by the dot and dash being depicted in the accompanying drawcircles, the flap 12 is then brought u and ings, Whereinover thetop of said springs and the e ge 0f Figure 1 is aplan view of my spring structhe section 14 inturned under the top terture, a portion thereof being broken away minal convolution of said springs, as indi-- to illustrate the cellular construction thereof cated at 15, Fig. 3. Another row of springs andcertain stitching. may be placed adjacent the flap 11, and

Big. '2 is a vertlcal longitudinal section similarly the latter is brought up and intaken substantially on the plane of the line turnedunder the springs. Two mOIe."1 0WS 2-2- of Fig. 1, certain of the spring memof springs having been provided, two pieces 40 bers being removed. of fabric 16 and 17 are secured to the base Fig. 3.is a central transverse section taken 8 adja nt the lower convolution of said on h line of F and sprmgs,.as indicated at 18. and 19, and are Fig. 4 is a plan view illustrating how a brought u and over said springs, then inpiece. of fabric may be cut to form the' base, t d as i di t d t 21. Each of these I side walls and a portion of the top of my pieces of fabric extend longitudinally of sl'lr lciiul'e-v the casing and adjacent their abutting ends 'Referring now more in detail to the acis Vertically positioned a. third piece of fabcompanying drawings, wherein like characric 22, the lower edge thereof being secured ters' of reference denote similar parts to the base 8. as indicated at 22?, whilelts throughout the several views, it will bev upper edge may be secured to said abutting noted" that 'my improved spring structure ends.

comprises essentially a casing, denoted gen- The flaps 9 and 10 may now be brought i casing,

- are stitched or otherwise securedl tion is directed to the fact that sald sections) 10 and it remains only the provision of trans-- verse partitions to form the cells hereinbefore referred to. i

To this end short sections of fabric 26 are secured to the base 8 and the top of said their vertical edges abutting the longitudinal partitions'16, 17 and 22. This construction will be clearly understood on reference to Figs. 1 and 2, wherein 27 and 28 denote the points where said sectipkncs 26 ten- 26 have their free ends adjacent the longitudinal partitions. l

In order to conceal the meeting pomts of the inturned ends of the sections forming the top ,of said casing, I provide narrow strips of fabric 29, having their extremities secured to the casing and being further provided with longitudinal central stitching 30, 50 which in each case embraces the top convolution of said springs and also the meeting or abutting edges of the top sections, as bestshown at 31, Fig. 3. Thisstitching provides additional means for steadying said springs, and I also prefer to stitch a portion of said springs to the base as indicated at 30 Fig. 3.

It is manifest that in the event desire to construct the casing before the final in- .sertion of the springs, it is only necessary to dimension the flaps 11 and 12 according to the height and diameter of the springs to be used. In this instance the dotted lines 32 and 33 indicates the top of the'lougitudinal 4 walls, or perhaps preferably called side walls. The lower edges of sections 16, 17 and 22 are secured to the .base 8 and their upper edges left free. The flaps 9 and 10 are now brought up and stitched as previously described, while one edge of the narrow strips 29 may be stitched to the top of the casing. lhe essential parts of thecasing are now in assembled position, and since the sections 26 are only secured to the base and top of said casing, it is only necessary to break open the same adiacent the abutting edges of the partitions 16, 17 and 22, and insert the springs. The stitching 30 and 30 is applied thus completing the structure. It is obvious that various modifications maybe made in the construction shown in the drawings and above particularly de-. scribed, all within the principle and scope of my lnvention. 'I claim:

r 1. A device of the character described con sisting of a coiled spring-contained cellular casing, said casing comprising a single piece of fabric folded to form the base and side walls, and extending over a portion of the top of said casing, a plurality of .fabric partitions rising vertically within said casing and having their upper edges folded and inturned to complete the top thereof and a series of transverse partitions secured to the top and base of said casing and presenting free edges adjacent its longitudinal side walls and partitions.

2. A device of the character described consisting of a coiled spring-contained cellular casing, said casingeomprising a single piece of fabric folded to form its base and side walls and having aportion extending over its top, vertical partitions within said casing rising between rows of springs, said partitions being secured to the base of said casing and having their upper portions folded in a manner that their ends abut and complete the topof said casing, and a central partition secured to the base of said casing and rising vertically therein between rows of springs and having its free end adjacent the abutting ends of the first-named partitions.

3. A device of the character described consisting 'of a coiled spring-contained cellular casing, said casing comprising a single piece of fabric folded to form its base and side walls and having a portion extending over its top, vertical partitions longitudinally arranged within said casing and rising between rows of springs, said partitions being secured to the base ofsaid casing and having their upper portions folded in a manner that their ends abut and complete the top of said casing, a central partition secured to the base of said casing and rising vertically therein between rows of springs and havingits free endadjacent the abutting ends of the firstnamed partitions, a series of transverse par-' titions secured to the top and base of said casing and presenting free edges adjacent its longitudinal side walls and partitions, a plurality of longitudinal strips lying over the extremities of said single strip of fabric and over the abutting ends of the first-named vertical partitions, and means for securing said strips to the casing, said means comprising stitching which embraces the top terminal convolutions of said springs and the abutting ends of the vertical partitions.

4. A device of the character described embodying a coiled spring-contained cellular easing, said casing comprising a single piece of fabric folded to form its base and side walls and having a portion extending over its top, the inner edges thereof being inturned under the top convolutions of an adjacent row of springs thereby preventing lateral displacement of the latter, vertical partitions Within said casing rising between rows of springs, said partitions being secured to the base of said casing and havlng their upper portions folded over said springs to complete the top thereof and having their inner abutting ends inturned under the top convolutions of an adjacent row of springs, and a central partition secured to the base of said casing, rising vertically therein between rows of springs and having its free end ad- 10 jacent the abutting inturned ends of the first-named partitions.

In testimony whereof I name to this specification.

MORRIS RIMLAND.

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